Salisbury School Board Approves Budget With No Tax Rate Increase

June 11, 1998|by KATRIN McDONALD (A free-lance story for The Morning Call).

Salisbury Township property owners are likely to be pleased with the school board's preliminary 1998-99 budget because it does not include a property tax increase.

The proposed budget will not affect the district's current tax rate, which will remain at 24.87 mills, according to district Business Manager George Crawford.

This is the second time in three years the district has avoided increasing property taxes, Crawford said.

The tentative budget of $21.9 million is a 1.66 percent increase from the current year's budget of $21.5 million.

These additional funds will allow the district to maintain its existing programs and services, Crawford said.

No significant changes are expected for the upcoming school year; no building projects are planned, the district will incur a minimal staff increase and projected enrollment is expected to remain steady at 1,805 students.

Final adoption of the budget is scheduled for the next board meeting on Wednesday.